cache.m8g.2xlarge
cache.m8g.2xlarge is an AWS ElastiCache size with 8 vCPUs, 29.68 GiB memory. In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $0.6328 per hour on demand ($461.94 per month) for Memcached; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $0.4303 per hour, 32% less. It is sold in 30 regions; the cheapest is Asia Pacific (Mumbai) at $0.5576 per hour.
Prices by region
USD per hour, Memcached. Reserved prices are no upfront, standard. Cheapest on-demand first.
| Region | On-demand | 1-yr reserved | 3-yr reserved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai) ap-south-1 | $0.5576 | $0.3792 | $0.29 |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) ap-south-2 | $0.561 | $0.3815 | $0.2917 |
| US East (N. Virginia) us-east-1 | $0.6328 | $0.4303 | $0.3291 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $0.6328 | $0.4303 | $0.3291 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $0.6328 | $0.4303 | $0.3291 |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia) ap-southeast-5 | $0.6724 | $0.4572 | $0.3496 |
| Asia Pacific (Thailand) ap-southeast-7 | $0.6724 | $0.4572 | $0.3496 |
| EU (Stockholm) eu-north-1 | $0.6724 | $0.4572 | $0.3496 |
| Europe (Spain) eu-south-2 | $0.7049 | $0.4793 | $0.3665 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $0.7053 | $0.4796 | $0.3668 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | $0.7054 | $0.4797 | $0.3668 |
| Canada West (Calgary) ca-west-1 | $0.7054 | $0.4797 | $0.3668 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $0.7318 | $0.4976 | $0.3805 |
| EU (Milan) eu-south-1 | $0.7382 | $0.502 | $0.3839 |
| EU (Paris) eu-west-3 | $0.7382 | $0.502 | $0.3839 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $0.7382 | $0.502 | $0.3839 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $0.7581 | $0.5155 | $0.3942 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $0.7779 | $0.529 | $0.4045 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $0.791 | $0.5379 | $0.4113 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $0.791 | $0.5379 | $0.4113 |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta) ap-southeast-3 | $0.791 | $0.5379 | $0.4113 |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne) ap-southeast-4 | $0.791 | $0.5379 | $0.4113 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East) us-gov-east-1 | $0.7972 | $0.5421 | $0.4145 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1 | $0.7975 | $0.5423 | $0.4147 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $0.8174 | $0.5558 | $0.425 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka) ap-northeast-3 | $0.8174 | $0.5558 | $0.425 |
| Europe (Zurich) eu-central-2 | $0.8339 | $0.5671 | $0.4336 |
| Africa (Cape Town) af-south-1 | $0.8373 | $0.5694 | $0.4354 |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) ap-east-1 | $0.8701 | $0.5917 | $0.4525 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $1.008 | $0.6858 | $0.5244 |
Prices by engine and deployment in US East (N. Virginia)
| Option | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valkey | $0.5062 | $0.3442 | $0.2632 |
| Memcached | $0.6328 | $0.4303 | $0.3291 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 8 |
| Physical cores | 8 |
| Threads per core | 1 |
| Architecture | arm64 |
| CPU maker | AWS |
| Sustained clock | 2.8 GHz |
| Burstable | No |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 29.68 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | Up to 15 Gbps |
| Network baseline | 3.75 Gbps |
| Network peak | 15 Gbps |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | cache.m8g.2xlarge |
| Family | m8g |
| Category | Standard |
| Current generation | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 12.8 |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Hardware Basis | m8g.2xlarge |
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Other m8g sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| cache.m8g.large | 2 | 6.79 | $0.1582 |
| cache.m8g.xlarge | 4 | 14.18 | $0.3164 |
| cache.m8g.2xlarge | 8 | 29.68 | $0.6328 |
| cache.m8g.4xlarge | 16 | 61.33 | $1.266 |
| cache.m8g.8xlarge | 32 | 124.65 | $2.531 |
| cache.m8g.12xlarge | 48 | 187.96 | $3.797 |
| cache.m8g.16xlarge | 64 | 251.27 | $5.063 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from AWS public price lists. Compare all AWS ElastiCache sizes.